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A Sky Treasury: the Treasure Writings of Orgyen Jigme Namkha Lingpa and Khandro Tare Lhamo A Sky Treasury: The Treasure Writings of Orgyen Jigme Namkha Lingpa and Khandro Tare Lhamo. VOLUME 1 (KA) [Sadhanas on the individual deities of the Three Roots: Cycle of the Guru] VOLUME 2 (KHA) [Vajrasattva, Guhyasamaja, Menlha, Orgyen Menlha, Longevity, Manjushri, Mahakarunika] VOLUME 3 (GA) [Sadhanas on the deities of the Three Roots Collectively: (guru, tutelary deity, and Dakini)] VOLUME 4 (NGA) [Yeshe Tsogyal] VOLUME 5 (CA) [Wrathful Dakinis Throma and Khechari (wrathful Vajrayogini)] VOLUME 6 (CHA) [Expanse with Nine Moon Crescents (Red Yeshe Tsogyal), Mandāravā, Tārā, Sarasvatī, Kurukulle, Buddha Virini, Goddess of Auspicious Arisings, White Tārā, Dakini Stream of Wealth, Vārāhī, Singhamukha, Goddess Marichi (Ozerchenma), Miscellaneous] VOLUME 7 (JA) [Dakini Blue Light Blazing, Uddiyana Heart Essence, Vajra Varahi] VOLUME 8 (NYA) [Protectors] VOLUME 9 (TA) [Gesar of Ling] VOLUME 10 (THA) [Supplications, Confessions, Aspirational Prayers, Miscellany] 1 VOLUME 11 (DA) [Guides to Symbolic Script & Cycle of Instructions/Advice] VOLUME 12 (NA) [Letters] 2 SKY TREASURY VOLUME 1 (KA) [Sadhanas on the individual deities of the Three Roots: Cycle of the Guru] Hook of Compassion: Calling the Guru Yearningly from Pure Vision. 1-2 Excellent Vase of Four Empowerments: concise guru yoga from Secret Dakini’s Treasury. 3-5 Hook of Compassion: supplication. 6-7 Flowing Stream of Blessings: Pure Vision concise guru yoga from Dakini’s Treasury of Symbols. 8-9 Shower of Blessings: most profound guru yoga. 10-12 Shower of Blessings: concise guru yoga. 13-14 Shower of Blessings: most profound guru yoga. 15-16 Shower of Blessings: most profound guru yoga. 17-18 Hook of Compassion’s Blessings: supplication of Calling the Master from Afar. 19-21 Jewel Conferring the Wisdoms of the Four Empowerments, concise guru yoga from Most Profound Life-force Essence of Ati. 22-23 Complete Bestowal of Accomplishment: concise guru yoga. 24 Wish-Fulfilling Jewel: concise guru yoga from Mind Treasure of the Profound. 25-27 Treasure Vault of Blessings: guru yoga from Vast Expanse Treasure Vault of Awareness. 28-30. Accelerated Blessings: concise guru yoga from Most Profound. 31-32 Blessings of the Long-lasting Moonbeams of Compassion: guru yoga from Unsurpassable Secret Tantra. 33-37 Self-Arising Vajra Sound Completely Embodying the Profound Path: guru yoga from Pure Vision. 38-40 Flowing Stream of Compassion Swiftly Conferring Blessings: guru yoga. 41-43 Shower of Blessings: concise guru yoga. 44-45 Accelerated Blessings: guru yoga from Pure Vision. 46-47 Hook of Compassion: Calling the Master from Afar. 48-49 kye kye! skabs gnas rgya mtsho’i. 50 Cloudbanks of Blessings: guru yoga from Pure Vision’s Expanse Treasury of Wisdom. 51-53 Wish-Fulfilling Jewel: concise guru feast offering. 54 Shower of Blessings: concise guru yoga from Pure Vision. 55 Clearly Illuminating the Path of Liberation: guru yoga. 56-57 Shower of Blessings: most profound guru yoga from Pure Vision. 58-59 A Guru Yoga Shower of Blessings. 60-61 E MA HO snying dbus mi zhigs…:61 Shower of Blessings: concise guru yoga from Most Profound. 62 Shower of Accomplishments: guru yoga. 63 Shower of Blessings: guru yoga from Most Profound. 64 Glorious Bestowal of Wisdom: concise guru sadhana from Profound Dakki Heart Essence. 65-68 3 Do thub Shakyamuni Sutra? Heart Jewel: guru sadhana. 69-72 Torch of Wisdom-Appearances: daily fire offering. 73-74 Glorious Wish-Fulfilling Bestowal: secret guru sadhana from Most Profound Treasure Vault of Knowledge. 75-77 Wisdom Sun: guru sadhana from Very Profound Dakki’s Mind’s Vital Essence. 78 Self-Existing Self-Manifest Tantra: from Great Secret Teachings, Chapter One of Activities. 79 Sounding Drum of Clouds: offering sadhana to the treasure protecting deities from Great Secret Teachings. 80 Wish-Fulfilling Jewel: Pema Gyalpo sadhana from Most Profound Vital Essence of Ati. 81-83 Accomplishment Treasury: Pema Gyalpo empowerment manual from Most Profound Vital Essence of Ati. 84-87 Excellent Vase of Treasures: secret sadhana of the Vidyadhara Guru from Treasury of Dakini Symbols Which Are Dharmadhatu’s Display. 88-92 Source Treasure of Accomplishment: feast offering of the Vidyadhara Guru from Secret Treasury. 93-95 Secret Guru Sadhana with A Concise Feast Offering from Sky Expanse Treasury of Dharmata. 96-99 Excellent Vase of Accomplishment: sadhana of the Seven Vajra Lines from Profound Secret Dakki’s Vital Essence of Mind. 00-101 Shower of Blessings: guru yoga based on the Seven Vajra Lines. 102 Excellent Vase of Glory: concise feast offering.104 Concise guru sadhana from Most Profound Mind Essence of Ati. 106 Concise guru feast offering. 106 Guru’s Profound Empowerment Accelerating Blessings from Innermost Essence of the Profound Secret Dakini. 107-109 Glorious Bestowal of Two Benefits: concise guru sadhana from Profound Secret Dakini Heart Essence. 110-112. Profound Sadhana of the Glorious Bestowal of Bliss and Happiness. 113-115 Glorious Wisdom Treasure: guru sadhana from Most Profound Profound Vital Mind Essence. 116-117 Thirdly, A Feast Offering. 117-118 Lamp of Wisdom-Appearances: daily guru sadhana from Most Profound Dakini Vital Heart Essence. 119-120 Glorious Treasure of Two Benefits: guru sadhana from Most Profound Dakini Heart Essence. 121-122 Concise Guru Sadhana from Most Profound Innermost Essence of Ati. 123 Accelerating Blessings: Most Secret Profound Vital Mind Essence guru sadhana. 124-126 Glorious Treasure of Two Benefits: guru sadhana from Most Profound Vital Mind Essence of Ati. 127-128 Namo rang rig...offered to Padma with amazement by Abhya. 128 4 Sacred Vajra Music of Great Bliss: secret sadhana of Rigdzin Pema from Mother Tantra of the Dakini’s Secret Treasury. 129-130 Hri de shek yong ‘dus… 131 Secret Perfection of Wisdom’s Essence: guru sadhana from Vital Mind Essence of the Profound Secret Dakki. 132-134 Profound Sadhana of The Vast Vajra. 135 Soft Rain of Wish-Fulfilling Jewels: blessing empowerment of the Mother and Father Guru from Pure Vision written by Namtrul and Tare Lhamo, mind and indication indivisible, at Drakda Tsogyal Latso during the very powerful Monkey Year. 136-138 River of Wisdom Nectar: Guru blessing empowerment from Vital Mind Essence of the Profound Secret Dakki. 139-140 Glorious Bestowal of Two Benefits: concise guru secrets from Profound Vital Essence of The Heart Essence. 141-143 Sadhana of Two Benefits for Blazing Emptiness of Buddha Amitabha from Secret Treasury of Realization Arising in the Vast Expanse. 145-148. Beautiful Lotus Garland: Protector Amitabha empowerment manual from Secret Treasury of Realization Arising in the Vast Expanse. 149-152 Excellent Path of Great Bliss: aspirational prayer for birth in Great Bliss Realm. 153-155 Concise Transference Ritual from Most Profound. 155-156 Sems nyi ma bchos. .156 Glorious Bestowal of Wisdom’s Immortality: concise Thangtong’s life-force sadhana from Dakki’s Profound Essence Mother Tantra. 157-159 Supreme Bestowal of Accomplishments: empowerment manual for Thangtong’s life-force sadhana Glorious Bestowal of Immortality from Mother Tantra of the Dakki’s Symbols. 160-163 Supreme Conferral of Accomplishments: concise guru yoga. 165-166 Kye kye skyabs gcig…written at Traduk in front of the Guru’s Looks Like Me image on the thirtieth day of the ninth month on the occasion of a feast offering. 166-167 Kye kye phyi ltar…written by the lowly woman, Tare. 168-171 Guru Nangsi Wangdu sadhana written by Orgyen Namkhai Lingpa and Tare Dechen Gyalmo at Rigdzin Gatshal. 173-174 Guru Fire Offering for Overpowering Phenomenal Existence. 175 Shower of Blessings Guru yoga. 177-178 Concise Feast Offering of Great Bliss. 179 Gti mug gnyid las… 179 Glorious Bestowal of Two Benefits: concise guru yoga from Pure Vision. 180-181 Natural Liberation of the Apprehended and the Apprehender: Mother and Father Guru concise sadhana. 182-183 Shower of Blessings: Pure Vision guru yoga. 184-185 Shower of Accomplishments: concise guru yoga. 186-187 Complete Treasury Granting All Needs and Desires: guru sadhana from Pure Vision. 188-191 5 Acceleration of Blessings: concise guru yoga from Pure Vision’s Net of Luminosity. 192-194 Wish-Fulfilling Jewel: Orgyen Norlha concise sadhana. 195 For arranging feast offering foods, drinks and wealth. 196 Main feast offering of meat and alcohol… 196-197 Glorious Bestowal of Wish-fulfilling Gems: concise feast offering. 198 Excellent Jewel Wish-fulfilling Vase: Orgyen Norlha blessing empowerment from Profound secret Dakini Heart Essence. 199-202 Glorious Wish-fulfilling Bestowal: Orgyen Norlha empowerment manual. 203-206 Dispelling the Harm of the Three Times: concise Sadhana for Orgyen’s pacifying activity. 207 Bam ‘dod mai’ stong chen… orgyen …208 Eh ma ho rgyal ba kun ‘dus... 208 Sadhana for a guru yoga shower of blessings based on the Seven Vajra Lines with a simplified visualization. 209-215 Wisdom Sun: Kalachakra concise visualization from Most Profound Dakki Life Force Essence. 217-219 Shower of Two Accomplishments: Sri Kalachakra concise blessing empowerment from Most Profound Dakki Life Force Essence. 220-225 SKY TREASURY VOLUME 2 (KHA) [Vajrasattva, Guhyasamaja, Menlha, Orgyen Menlha, Longevity, Manjushri, Mahakarunika, Miscellany] [Vajrasattva] Shower of Blessings: Vajrasattva supplication. 1-4 Glorious Excellent Vase: concise secret accomplishment of Vajrasattva’s Self Liberation of the Six Types of Migrators from Treasury of Magical Dakinis’ Communication. 5-16 Stainless Luminosity: confession of Vajrasattva’s Self Liberation of the Six Types of Migrators from Treasury of Magical Displays (dag nga?). 17-23 Heart of the Two Accumulations: feast offering of Vajrasattva’s Self Liberation of the Six Types of Migrators from Treasury of Magical Dakinis’ Communications. 23-29 Vast Wish-Fulfillment: specific fulfillment ritual from Treasury of Magical Dakinis’ Communication. 30-32 River Purifying Mistakes and Downfalls: Vajrasattva empowerment ritual from Treasury of Magical Dakinis’ Communication. 33-36 Self-Liberation for Whoever Encounters the Purifying Amrita River: concise Vajrasattva sadhana from Most Profound Key to the Key Points.
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